Sixth Nepal Indigenous Film Festival 2083 to Begin May 30

Kathmandu. The 'Sixth Nepal Indigenous Film Festival – 2083' organized by the Indigenous Peoples Film Federation will start on Jestha 17. The festival will be held on Jestha 17, 18, and 19 at the Film Development Board in Kathmandu. On Thursday, at a press conference in Kathmandu, the Indigenous Peoples Film Federation informed that the festival is being organized with the objective of highlighting the history, language, script, culture, community memory, and original narratives of the indigenous communities in a country like Nepal, which has characteristics of being multilingual, multicultural, and multi-religious. According to festival director Sagar Kerung, this year's festival will not only be a formal film screening event but will also be a form of cultural justice, self-representation, linguistic renaissance, and resistance against colonialism and a cinematic movement.

Feature films, short films, and documentaries from Limbu, Newari, Gurung, Tamang, Magar, Bhujel, Majhi, and Rajbanshi communities will be screened at the festival.

Newari film Swayangu – Director Dinesh Lingden, Gurung film Dolsyo Ramrani – Director Janak Gurung, Tamang film Hyang Tamang, Director Nima Lama, Magar film Dilsara – Director Ashok Ale's films will be screened.

In the short film category, Taharsing – Director Sagar Kerung, Dukhlagyam – Director Hutbahadur Tamang, Niko Pahichan – Director Bipana Tamang, Lahureni – Director Vishal Rokkha Magar's films will be screened. The federation has stated that there will be special presentations in the documentary and AI-generated categories as well.

The organizers have stated that awards such as best film, best director, best screenplay, best actor and actress, as well as encouragement awards and jury awards will be presented.

According to the working president of the federation, Bhuisal Lama, indigenous films should be embraced not just as entertainment but as social, cultural, and political documents.